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Installed VLC to stream music, locked up, now no sound

^^ Updated - find my solution below in a reply post ^^

I wanted to listen to tunes while I worked so I installed vlc (apt-get install vlc)
It worked for a couple minutes then X froze.
hit the front-panel reset, apt-get remove vlc, then used ktorrent to d'load some mp3's
installed juk-kde3
no sound
removed juk-kde3, then autoremove'd (to clear last vestiges of vlc too)
re-installed juk-kde3
no sound
checked my alsamixer, console and gui, no mutes, sliders maxed

Much of the stuff at ubuntu forums is for gnome, or not kde3, or people who never had sound to begin with.
My stuff all worked till I installed vlc

Re: response to audio group memberships

here it is, I seem to remember manually adding root to the audio group when I first installed.

Code:

audio:x:29:root

I determined that it is only mp3's that aren't playing. I can hear youtube videos. I tested the mp3's from Xubuntu 9.10 and the files are valid.

This might be as simple as choosing the right mp3 player.

I'm leery of following the "comprehensive multimedia guide" at the Ubuntu forums because it employs many "g" prefixed libraries and apps. I've messed things up pretty bad before (I installed Gnome without realizing it on Xubuntu), and somewhere in these FAQ's it's made clear that we can't use Gnome! Also, there is the matter of sticking with BT4 repositories. With that in mind, what sort of problems can you forsee in this command:

^^ Update ^^
I tried Amarok. Default was no support for mp3's, Responded 'yes' to dialog 'add mp3 support', No error, mp3 wouldn't play. It acted like it didn't know what to do with the file, but wouldn't tell me that. Like a dead button.
Removed Amarok.
Installed noatun-kde3
Couldn't connect to the artsd engine, told me to configure artsd
'configured' (fooled around with) artsd, still didn't work
Removed noatun, and autoremove'd

I came here to update this and couldn't remember exactly how I'd done something, so I reinstalled Amarok while editing this to double check and it works perfectly. I didn't even log off.

Last edited by mayhem; 04-17-2010 at 08:11 PM.
Reason: SOLVED by unknown forces